Kesha got an incredible new award, and used her platform to talk about mental health and eating disorders

When it comes to our favorite celebs, one person who really stands out is Kesha. Recently, Kesha attended Billboard’s 2016 Women in Music event, where she was awarded the Trailblazer Award. During Kesha’s award acceptance speech, Kesha was *so* vulnerable and shared what it’s been like for her and why it’s so important for her to be open about her mental health.

ICYMI, as a part of Kesha’s acceptance speech at the Billboard event, she opened up about her anxiety and her struggle with her eating disorder, proving that we’re right to love her as much as we do. We’re sending her nothing but love.

Kesha explained,

"I know I'm not alone. These are struggles millions of people around the world deal with on a daily basis. The irony is, when I was very very sick and getting sicker, I would hear about how much better and better I was looking, and that is the problem."

We so appreciate her honesty, and can only imagine how hard it was to get on stage and say all of that. She continued,

"I decided I want to be part of the solution. And that’s why I decided to stand confident in my ever-changing, totally imperfect body and try to practice the self-worth and self-love that I preach in my music."

For Kesha, deciding to make a change wasn’t easy, but it was necessary. She wanted to help others with similar struggles. She said,

"Finding the strength to come forward about these things is not easy but maybe by me standing up here and telling my story, I can help somebody else who's going through something tough. I know it's scary, but once you take the first steps to help yourself, you'll completely change in the best of ways."

Like, wow. Our hearts are full of love for the amazingly incredible star, and we are so grateful for her.